S05E29: A Chat With Gabriela Houston on Slavic Folklore & Fantasy

In this episode we chatted with Gabriela Houston, a Polish author based in London, on Slavic and Polish folklore, her books and writing, with a little bit of comparisons between Polish and Croatian folklore (their strzyga vs our štriga), the publishing industry, and more. Big thanks to Gabriela for sitting with us for this chat!

Find Gabriela at:

https://www.gabrielahouston.com/

IG: @gabrielahouston1

Substack: https://gabrielahouston.substack.com/

Her books:

The Second Bell: https://www.amazon.com/Second-Bell-Gabriela-Houston/dp/0857668900

The Bone Roots: https://www.amazon.com/Bone-Roots-Gabriela-Houston/dp/1915202582

Dijete vjetra: https://znanje.hr/product/dijete-vjetra/427889

The Wind Child: https://www.amazon.com/The-Wind-Child/dp/1912979780

Binding The Cuckoo: https://www.amazon.com/Binding-Cuckoo-Daughters-Defiance-Book-ebook/dp/B0FL2WTWG1

other mentions:

Norse mythology, Slavic mythology & folklore, pre-Christian/ancient Slavs, dual souls, Nawia (or Nav), Dr. Francis Young, “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “Slavic Supernatural” anthology, Indo-European languages, Sanskrit, striga/štriga, The Witcher, king Popiel, lady Macbeth, Guillermo del Toro, home spirits, nędza, Zorya Utrennyaya, Zorya Vechernyaya, “night sister”, Jelena Dunato, “Whispers In The Earth” anthology, The Broken Binding, linocut illustrations.